Lobos fall to Miners 51-21

The Alta Vista High School Lobo basketball team opened the 2010-2011 season in the Boyd Baker tournament held at St. Gregory's College Prep gymnasium.
San Manuel High School turned the Lobos away 51-21. The combination of missed shots and turnovers lead to an unbalanced effort.
Overall Coach Rod was pleased that the boys did not give up throughout the game but recognizes that we have much to do in order to have success.
Angel Martinez led the scoring effort with 10 points.
Milton Hernandez, Martin Simpson, and Shaheed Clemens led the charge under the boards.
I wish to thank all of the Lobo faculty who made the trip to the game:
Mr. Harris
Mr. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Garcia
Mr. Martinez
I also wish to thank the students who made the time and effort to come support us.
We are grateful for your support and promise to give better effort next time!
Fire Up!
Coach Rod

Thankful Hands for Thanksgiving

My wonderful daughter Ani (10) taught her dad a valuable lesson on the impact of simplicity. She and her sister Maile (7) created a cut out turkey out of construction paper and proceeded to create the feather's of the turkey with cut out hands. Within the hands was written what they were thankful for. My daughters' turkey is proudly displayed in my home.
I decided to take this very simple approach and apply it to my students.
I asked my daughter to re-create the turkey and then have my students trace their hands so as to make the feathers. The students then were asked to write in their hand what they were thankful for. The following are pictures of our version of the Thanksgiving turkey.

I believe it is important to take a moment, daily, to thank my students for everything they do for me in our classes. They are the reason I am a teacher. I find equally important to let the staff, support personnel, and faculty know how grateful I am for what they do for our students on a daily basis. After reading each hand I feel a tremendous sense of community with the campus.
Thank You Lobos for everything you do.
Have a great Thanksgiving!

Mr. Rodriguez

2010-2011 Lobo Basketball Team

It is with great pleasure to present the 2010-2011 edition of the Alta Vista Lobo Basketball team. We begin our quest for excellence at the 2010 Boyd Baker tournament held at St. Gregory's Prep.
The Lobos are:
#3 Angel Martinez
#5 Miguel Maldonado
#10 Tre Lewis
#11 Fausto Fimbres
#12 Martin Simpson
#13 Francisco Romero
#15 Jesus Leyva
#20 Miguel Leon
#21 Frank Leon
#22 Alvaro Contreras
#25 Josue Boldin
#32 Milton Hernandez
#33 Shaheed Clemens
#34 Cesar Fuentes
#44 Levi Marcus

Team Managers
Valeria Romero
Marissa Goode

Game results will be posted after every game.
Our home opening game will be held at the Kino Memorial Center gymnasium December 7th vs. Lourdes Catholic.
Come out, stand up, and cheer the Lobos to Victory!

Fire Up!
Coach Rod